PayPal is planning to unveil a new device designed for protection against phishing scams. In most cases phishing scams utilize the name of either eBay or PayPal. In order to combat scams such as these PayPal is launching a new device to fight against the phishers, a USD 5 security key fob...

The National Security Agency (NSA) has aided Microsoft to develop a security configuration for its Vista operating system. The reason NSA came in to help Microsoft was to meet US Department of Defense (DoD) requirements, said NSA Spokesman Ken White...

Microsoft’s vista is plagued by bugs, though the company said was counting on its security features to be the biggest selling point. Ever since the company came up with the beta version of this new OS, there seems to be no end to the grouses in the developer community...

A cross-site scripting vulnerability revealed in Google's Gmail was patched over the holiday weekend. The flaw meant that an attacker could copy the entries in a Gmail user's address book to a malicious web site, according to a description of the problem on the 'Googling Google' blog. The only condition...

Hacker who calls himself Muslix64 has claimed to have cracked the Advanced Access Content System (AACS) encoding scheme used with next-gen high-def DVDs. This code was designed to protect new discs from piracy. It prevents high-definition discs from illegal copyiny...

MySpace devotee Kary Rogers was expecting to see a gut-busting video when a friend from the popular online hangout messaged him a link. First, though, he was directed to a page where he was supposed to re-enter his password. Rogers realised that someone was trying...

Spyware and adware researcher Ben Edelman has wriiten in his report that Web sites with security certificates are not as safe as they claim to be. The sites that have the TRUSTe security Relevant Products/Services certificate are more likely to contain badware...

Here’s some good news that’s coming your way. Online searches have become relatively safer, though not to the extent one might expect, thanks to search companies awareness. Search engines are now turning out safer results and reduced...

Microsoft has launched seven patches for 11 vulnerabilities. The Redmond, Washington based company has also revealed two zero-day flaws in Windows Media Player. The updates are said to set right the WMI Object Broker ActiveX control in Visual Studio 2005...

In its Vista operating system, Microsoft heavily emphasises security. Microsoft co-president Jim Allchin said, "My son, seven years old, runs Windows Vista and, honestly, he doesn't have an antivirus system on his machine. His machine is locked down with...

Organized crime is grooming new cyber criminals that are using tactics employed by the Russian spy agency KGB during the cold war. McAfeehas revealed the findings of new research that reveals how organised crime is grooming a new generation of cybercriminals using...

F-Secure Corporation has published its Data Security Wrap-up Report for the second half of 2006. Although the number of known viruses kept growing at a steady pace, year 2006 witnessed a remarkable step down in the volume of visible attacks by worms...

McAfee has unveiled the latest release of its Total Protection solution, McAfee Total Protection for Enterprise 2.0. The latest release updates key components including McAfee VirusScan Enterprise, McAfee AntiSpyware Enterprise and McAfee Policy Enforcer network...

Symantec has introduced security and backup software for the newly available Windows Vista (for business) operating system called Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10.2. "Businesses deploying Windows Vista are offered new opportunities but are also faced with....

Trend Micro, a provider of network antivirus and Internet content security appliances, software and services, has appointed Comstor, a subsidiary of the multinational Westcon Group, as one of its distributors for network appliance solutions. Through...

Symantec is releasing a new portfolio of security and availability products specifically for the small- to mid-sized marketplace. Available to system builders is a new channel program called Global Symantec System Builder Program that will deliver branded security...

Security firm Symantec today said that Norton 360 is now available under beta. The company claims that it combines Symantec’s PC security and tuneup technologies with new automated backup and online transaction security capabilities...

Microsoft has filed nearly 129 lawsuits across Europe and the Middle East against individuals creating fake web pages for Hotmail and MSN, according to reports, as part of its 'Global Phishing Enforcement Program'. Under this program...